scotomization

English

Etymology

The word was borrowed from the word scotoma (blind spot) by psychiatrists in the 1920s. By surface analysis, scot- +‎ -omize +‎ -ate +‎ -ion.

Noun

scotomization (usually uncountable, plural scotomizations)

  1. (psychology) According to some psychoanalytic theories, the mental ability to delete and forget a trauma or overwhelming event.

References

  • Scotomization, Psychoanalysis Dictionary International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis, by the Gale Group, Inc.
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